Mehmet Ali Işık's story is the transformation of a journey that began in vineyards into the most trusted brand in organic production. The emergence of a sustainable organic agriculture company on an international scale from a small commercial enterprise.
With the trust and support from his family, he started trading at the age of seventeen. As a young man, he took his first steps in commerce by selling products he collected from his village at the exchange. The approximately ten years of merchant experience became one of Mehmet Ali Işık's greatest gains. Gaining the trust of his surroundings with his hard work and determination, Mehmet Ali Işık established his organic grape business at the age of 27 in 1983 with a loan from Ziraat Bank. His business soon made its first export in 1987, opening up to the world. The successful grape export, with the advantage of knowing the soil and understanding agriculture, expanded to include apricots, figs, and other products, transforming into a global-scale organization.
Since our establishment, we have acted considering not only the benefits of our work to our company but also the contributions it would make to our sector and country. We see contributing to our country's economy through our role in exports as one of our important responsibilities.
Mehmet Ali Işık is leading the way in our country to achieve international standards through organic agriculture projects based on respect for people and nature, carried out hand in hand with farmers.
In the 90s, Mehmet Ali Işık established a non-governmental organization called Ecological Agriculture Organization (ETO) and provided sustainable organic agriculture training with the participation of universities, unions, institutes, public institutions, and farmers. The valuable sharing created by transferring experiences to the private sector laid the foundation for the first steps of progress towards better.
Işık Tarım is laying the foundation for a new world by making the people it works with partners in its great dream and belief in the soil. This organic world lives with the philosophy of respect for people and nature. By observing the balances in life, knowing how to share...
Mehmet Ali Işık attributes Işık Tarım's growth into such a respected brand to its work in harmony with life, people, and nature. He states that we have all witnessed how work done with respect for nature transforms into beneficial and productive work.
Mehmet Ali Işık expresses that the trust of farmers, villagers, customers, and business partners in him, which began with his family's trust in him, was the most important factor that brought Işık Tarım to where it is today. This story that began with Mehmet Ali Işık's dream and belief came to life with thousands of people joining production under the roof of Işık Tarım. Işık Tarım, a large family with its farmers, employers, and customers, has become an important structure with trust-based bonds. A cooperation that has continued for generations since 1983 with grandfather, son, grandmother, mother, and grandchild. The work carried out with 40-year-old customers has transformed from trade into a valuable cooperation, a strategic partnership, and a business philosophy.
In Mehmet Ali Işık's words: "Human health, safety, and quality factors are always in the first place. The right product, healthy product, healthy generation! This is a life philosophy. Every member of the Işık Tarım team has embraced this. Işık Tarım draws its strength from here!"
Işık Tarım's philosophy is to nourish people with a perspective of respect for nature and access to healthy products. Işık Tarım continues to grow and develop to leave a healthier life for future generations and to ensure sustainability without disrupting nature's balance.
